Rashmi Varma is a designer, artist, and curator whose interdisciplinary practice spans fashion, film, theatre, interiors, and the visual arts, with garments and textiles at its core. Her work explores the intimacy of cloth, the sculptural form of drape, and the performative nature of wearing, weaving personal gestures into broader narratives of identity, history, and material culture. Deeply rooted in the handmade, Varma collaborates with artisans across India, engaging with generational knowledge and contemporary innovation. Her studio practice includes limited edition garments, private commissions, and design consulting.
Her curatorial projects include The Offbeat Sari at the Design Museum, London (Associate Curator, 2023) and Matters of Hand at Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa (Curator, 2018). She is the co-author of Sar: The Essence of Indian Design (Phaidon, 2016). Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), the Design Museum (London), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Toronto), and the Textile Museum of Canada (Toronto). 

Anjana Somany is a researcher specializing in Art History, connecting the subject to India’s living craft traditions. Her over three decades long  work in crafts and textiles began as Member Founding Committee Crafts Council Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana) and is a Past President of the Delhi Crafts Council. As National Past President FLO (FICCI Ladies Organization), she has advocated for women’s empowerment at various levels. A graduate in Art History from SOAS in London, her passion drives her to lead curated cultural study tours with scholars. Her latest initiative, Craft Stories Under the Mango Tree, is a festival celebrating handcrafted heritage, showcasing Indian crafts and folk arts through diverse programs with artisans, designers, scholars, and galleries. She has curated exhibitions that link cultural history with living craft traditions in South Africa, Ethiopia, Chennai, Delhi, and Goa, and has presented numerous papers globally.

Sandeep Sangaru is a nomad in thought and a maker by hand. His journey meanders through mountain trails and craft ateliers, where exploration and observation quietly shape the rhythm of his work. Without a conscious plan, he has curated a life built on material, memory, and meaning. 
As a designer and educator, Sandeep collaborates closely with artisans across India, working with bamboo, wood, and other humble materials to reimagine traditional knowledge in contemporary forms. For him, craft isn’t a relic; it’s a living, breathing conversation between people, places, and time. He approaches each moment quietly, unintentionally, with stories woven into every detail; inviting reflection through objects, spaces, and the quiet beauty of how things are made. 

Dr Kristine Michael is a ceramic artist, arts educator, curator and historian of Indian ceramic and glass works. She has curated at Serendipity Arts Festival in 2019, 2020, 2024 and 2025. Her curatorial projects include Multiple Reailties-Voices in Contemporary Indian ceramics at Clarch Gimhae Museum Korea in 2023-2024 among others. She has recently presented on ‘Indian Glass- History and Contemporary’ at The Glass Art Conference University of Texas Arlington USA. She is Co-editor of Mrin, Journal of Indian Ceramic Art. Kristine is based in New Delhi and is currently Curriculum Leader at The British School.

Kristine is also a jury member for the Martinsons Award 2025 International Ceramic Competition, part of the 5th Latvia Ceramics Biennale, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, Rothko Museum.